SRBC Advises Water Permit Holders to Consider Alternative Sources

At the end of May, MDN told you about water withdrawal restrictions from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) affecting 42 Pennsylvania oil and gas operators due to ongoing drought conditions (see SRBC Water Withdrawal Restrictions Hit 42 PA Oil & Gas Operators). Earlier this week, the SRBC notified all water users in the basin

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PA Biz Owners Pressure Gov. Shapiro to Withdraw State from RGGI

Business leaders in Pennsylvania are keeping the pressure on Gov. Josh “do nothing” Shapiro–hoping to get him to keep an implied promise to remove the state from the odious carbon tax scheme called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). During the gubernatorial campaign, Shapiro expressed doubts about RGGI, implying he would not support PA’s participation,

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Leftists Continue to be Irked by Proposed PA DEP Name Change

We’re laughing our considerably fat rear-ends off at the Democrat leftists in Pennsylvania who continue to spit and sputter over a proposed name change for the state Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP). PA State Sen. Gene Yaw recently floated a bill (that has since passed a first committee vote) to change the name of the

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Big Green Sham “Report” Says PA RGGI Carbon Tax Cuts Electric Bills

A radicalized left-wing organization hellbent on forcing the end of fossil energy called Evergreen Action, along with another radical nonprofit called Ceres, partnered and paid a for-profit company called Synapse Energy Economics (that works exclusively for left-wing groups) to produce a completely sham and false “report” that (try not to laugh) claims Pennsylvania residents will

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PA’s Johnny One-Note Dems Once Again Harp on Severance Tax

Here we go again. The shale-hating Democrats of the Pennsylvania legislature have floated a resolution to “study” how much money… Continue reading The post PA’s Johnny One-Note Dems Once Again Harp on Severance Tax first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Transco Loses Bid to Change Court for REAE Pipeline Challenge

In March, environmental radical Pat McDonnell of PennFuture, the former Pennsylvania Secretary of the Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP), along… Continue reading The post Transco Loses Bid to Change Court for REAE Pipeline Challenge first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA Dem House Attacks O&G with Bill Aimed at Blocking New Permits

With a one-vote majority in the Pennsylvania House, the Democrats who run the House are stepping up their attacks on… Continue reading The post PA Dem House Attacks O&G with Bill Aimed at Blocking New Permits first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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IFO Report: Big Decrease in PA Shale Production, Drilling in 1Q23

Last week the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) released its latest quarterly Natural Gas Production Report for January through March… Continue reading The post IFO Report: Big Decrease in PA Shale Production, Drilling in 1Q23 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Anti-Shale Enviro Groups Demand Update on Pitt Cancer Study

Anti-fossil fuel zealots are demanding an update on a $2.5 million “study” awarded to the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School… Continue reading The post Anti-Shale Enviro Groups Demand Update on Pitt Cancer Study first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Anti-Fossil Fuel Zealot from Cornell Trash Talks PA Blue Hydrogen

Cornell University professor Robert Howarth has poked his head up again to bash shale energy. This time he’s taking aim… Continue reading The post Anti-Fossil Fuel Zealot from Cornell Trash Talks PA Blue Hydrogen first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA Dems Continue False Narrative on Bonding Rates for O&G Wells

Last summer Pennsylvania House Bill (HB) 2644 was passed into law, becoming Act 96 of 2022 (see New PA Act… Continue reading The post PA Dems Continue False Narrative on Bonding Rates for O&G Wells first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA Rep. Vitali Colludes with Earthjustice in Bid to Block Bitcoin

From the beginning of the shale revolution in Pennsylvania, State Rep. Greg Vitali (from the Philadelphia area), the current House… Continue reading The post PA Rep. Vitali Colludes with Earthjustice in Bid to Block Bitcoin first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Gov. “Do Nothing” Shapiro Will Have to Decide on RGGI Soon

Josh Shapiro promised he was a different kind of Democrat–that he would work with Republicans on important issues like the… Continue reading The post Gov. “Do Nothing” Shapiro Will Have to Decide on RGGI Soon first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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New Bill Introduced by PA Congressman Would Finish MVP This Year

Last Thursday, a Congressman from Pennsylvania, John Joyce (a physician from Altoona, PA), introduced House of Representatives Bill (HR) 3500,… Continue reading The post New Bill Introduced by PA Congressman Would Finish MVP This Year first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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